Linville Higgins
& Judea Kirby

Linville Higgins was born April 8, 1796, in North Carolina, and died June 6, 1881, in Surry County, NC. He married Judea Kirby. She was born abt. 1790 in NC and died Apr. 25, 1878, in Alleghany Co., NC. Linville and Judea Higgins are buried in the Linville Higgins Cemetery on Road 1450 near Ennice, Alleghany Co., NC.

Notes

inville Higgins lived on Crab Creek and the Little River in northeastern Alleghany County, NC, near the Virginia state line. He obtained several land grants in this area between 1823 and 1851.
Linville Higgins is believed to be a brother of John Higgins (1807-1877) and Thomas Higgins
(1803-1877) who are also found in Ashe (Alleghany) County during
this time period. Their parents were probably John HIGGINS
& Fannie BAUGUESS (BAUGUS) of Wilkes County, NC. For more on
the Higgins family, see Angela
Mickey's website. See also Alleghany
County Heritage (1983), p.254 (article on Linville Higgins),
and Genealogy and history of some of the descendants of
Linville Higgins and Juda Kirby of Alleghany County, North
Carolina, by Fred J. Gray (1943) (available on microfilm from
the LDS library). Linville Higgins' estate was probated
in Alleghany Co., NC, in 1881 (NC Archives Box No.
CR.004.508.13)

Mar. 9, 1869. Linvill HIGGINS to grandson Jackson
McNaly HIGGINS, part of the old 100 acre tract on the Little
River, for $150. 1st tract: beg. east of Mads [Maids?] Knob on
the east side of what's called the Lille [Little?] Creek,
adj. the old road & the old line. 2nd tract: 50 acres. [In
all?] containing 100 acres more or less. Part of the old tract is
exempt where Jackson McNaly HIGGINS' grandmother now lives,
the old house & lot round about it 7 or 8 acres, during her
lifetime or as long as she prefers to stay on it. [No signature].
Wits: Thomas CARR, Larkin M. PHIPPS. Proved by Haywood EDWARDS
from the handwriting of Thomas CARR who is now dead [no date].
[There follows a notation that in the case of Thos. HIGGINS vs.
Kerby HIGGINS & Jackson HIGGINS, Spring term 1879, the
Alleghany County Court adjudged that this deed to Jackson HIGGINS
was valid & would prevail over a conflicting deed to Thos.
HIGGINS dated Sept. 15, 1874 (DB 3:38).] (Alleghany DB
5:103.)

Feb. 11, 1870. Linvill HIGGINS to Kerby HIGGINS, 100
acres on Crab Creek of Little River, beg. at a 50 acre corner,
adj. TOMPKINS, for $100. "The third line of this tract runs
through Sary TOMPKINS' field which I the said Linvill HIGGINS
doth give up to Sary TOMPKINS as long as she tends the land &
keep up the fence it is for her use & benefit otherwise it
fall back to Kerby HIGGINS & his heirs." Signed: Linvill
HIGGINS. Wits: D.H. (X) JOHNSON, B.F. (X) DUNKINS [DUNCAN].
Proved Dec. 18, 1885, by D.H. JOHNSON. Filed for reg. Dec. 18,
1885. (Alleghany DB 6:221.)

Sept. 15, 1874. Linville HAGINS [HIGGINS] to Thomas
HAGINS, 100 acres on Crab Creek, part of 2 tracts, for $200. 1st
tract: adj. the road & the old line. 2nd tract: adj. the
first tract & the line of a 50 acre tract. Signed: Linvil
HAGINS, Sr. Wits: Goldman HAGINS, Spicer HAGINS. NB: "I
hereby reserve the lot named the house wherein Judy HAGINS now
lives containing some eight or ten acres more or less during her
natural life to use or to do as she pleases". Signed: Thos.
HAGINS. Wit: Goldman HAGINS. Proved July 8, 1875 (ack'd).
Reg. July 6, 1875. (Alleghany DB 3:38.) Note:
this deed was ruled invalid because it conflicted with a prior
deed to Jackson McNaly HIGGINS dated Mar. 9, 1869 (DB 5:103); see
above.